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During his visit, he delivered a Distinguished Open Lecture on August 03<sup>rd<\/sup>, 2023, which was in keeping with UWI\u2019s goal of building global partnerships, for bringing together intellectual leaders and policymakers of the diaspora to develop meaningful, equitable partnerships to address common challenges. Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine extended a warm welcome, underscoring the importance of collaboration by the diaspora to engage with emphasising the need for a collective thrust by the diaspora to work with Africa and other stakeholders in establishing impactful and more equitable partnerships to address shared challenges.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2656\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2656\" class=\"wp-image-2656 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/asantehene-uwi-open.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"329\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal of The UWI, St Augustine, Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine is presented with a gift from His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II of Ghana at The UWI, St Augustine Campus<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, The Asantehene visited Trinidad and Tobago as a guest of the Government and the Emancipation Support Committee for the 2023 Emancipation celebrations. 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